Lip Man 1

Good point.

Same here although like Caulfield pointed out we'd have to see what happens then as he remembered the Kimbrel/Pollock debacle.

Then that begs the question because of his salary will the Sox have to actually kick in money to move him? And if he gets hurt or slumps the final two months what then?

The only way that happens is if the Sox pick up the 20 million dollar option. If not he's free to go to whomever he wants and the Sox get nothing.

You are making a major assumption here sir. I guess we will see come October. Part of me would like to see it since that would mean JR had a serious change of heart and could portend some unexpected off season moves. But frankly, based on history, I can't see JR doing so. In which case this would be an incredible gaff by Getz and the organization. Like I said time will tell.

JR says, "See you the day after the season ends...my friend!" 😉

What are the odds of JR agreeing to that though? That's the key question.

To me that's not the point, the O's got SOMETHING which is better than nothing (unless JR has a dramatic change of heart. Do you honestly think that likely?)

A lot of Minnesota players seem to be in demand aren't they?

Better than guys leaving for free agency or not having an option picked up and getting zero in return.

Don't ever put anything past this organization. Do so at your own peril. Time is ticking.

Plus Scott Boras is his agent.

But that's the question...will JR allow that type of payout for him, plus the risk of him having another dismal season or injury. Given that, trading him for garbage may be better than getting absolutely nothing in return if the Sox decline his contract come October.

I've been saying this for years given the Sox injury history.

Correct. Assuming JR is still with us. If he isn't all bets are off.

Good, that keeps him away from the Cubs.

Wins always matter at least to the fan base. Unfortunately the same can't be said of ownership based on their actions for a very long time and with the lockout/labor impasse coming JR isn't going to allow Getz to do anything drastic to improve the teams chances to be respectable. Maybe in 2028 when Ishbia I think takes over. And by the way they actually won 93 games in 2021 so that at least was an exciting year.

He'll only be here as long as JR is in control.

Even if the Cubs don't win the division they'd have to have a complete collapse to not make the playoffs as a wild card.

He can't be any worse than JR interfering in areas he has no expertise in.

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I'm not being flippant or sarcastic here when I say all the Sox franchise needs is Ishbia to take over and literally fire all the incompetence and rot on the baseball side of the operations...from the front office, to scouts, to talent evaluators to the medical, training and conditioning staffs. Then he needs to pay whatever it takes to bring in replacements from successful, winning organizations like the Dodgers, Braves, Brewers, Phillies, Yankees et al. Then stay the hell out of the way and let good people do what they were hired to do. Ishbia just needs to sign the checks, stay in the owners box and stay the hell out of the way (unlike JR who thinks he knows everything there is to know about things from "recommending" who the Sox should draft to having final approval on major trades/signings.)

I agree but I'm not expecting much out of him maybe a #5 guy at best.

Because of the opportunity and because of the $$$$$

Before that stretch he was basically unhittable.